Birthday treat for airport’s 75th
To celebrate London Luton Airport’s 75th birthday, a special family fun day is taking place on Saturday at Stockwood Discovery Centre. As well as funfairs, circus entertainers and vintage cars, the day...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Reverse wedding list? It’s just a car boot by another name
The reverse wedding list is the new big thing, I’m told. That could be a bit confusing for anyone who has no idea what a reverse wedding list is, but worry not – I’m about to tell you all about it.It’s...
View ArticleCrash closes two M1 lanes
Two lanes on the M1 southbound near junction 9 were closed after a car hit the central reservation yesterday morning (August 20) at 7am. The driver of the silver Daewoo was taken to hospital with a...
View ArticleSuspicious fire being investigated
The police and fire service are treating a fire at the back door of a property in Saywell Road, Luton, as susupicious.It started at 5.13am yesterday morning (August 20).If anyone has any information...
View ArticleStroke trial
If you’re a stroke patient who would like to take part in research investigating improved walking, Oxford Brookes University would like to hear from you.Patients would need to travel to Oxford twice a...
View ArticleGreen awards
A Gaining Green Skills course consisting of activities such as constructing wooden insect homes and weaving bird feeders out of willow has won nine adult Luton learners the John Muir award.It was run...
View ArticlePensioner dies after collision in Airport Way
A woman has died after a car accident at the junction of Airport Way just after midnight this morning (August 21).The 70-year-old was involved in a collision with a silver Mercedes Vito at the junction...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Kick Ass really does what it says in the title...
“You don’t have to be a bad-ass to be a superhero. You just have to be brave.”When Kick Ass burst onto the cinema scene in 2010, Mark Millar kinetically blew the doors off the whole comic book genre -...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Olympus Has Fallen, Chronicle, I’m So Excited, Rebellion
The influences are clear to see in fast-paced action movie OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (15: Lionsgate).If you substitute the White House with a Los Angeles skyscraper, you’ve essentially got the first Die Hard...
View Article£91m busway set to open next month
The £91 million Luton Dunstable Busway will officially open on Wednesday September 25.Billed as “fast, frequent and reliable”, the busway will provide services between Luton and Dunstable as often as...
View ArticlePolice dog sniffs out suspected robber in bush
A police dog sniffed out a suspected robber who was hiding in some bushes in the Telford Way area this morning. The man was arrested along with six others after being spotted acting suspiciously by...
View ArticleTeen robbed twice in one day
A teenager was beaten by a group of youths as he was robbed for the second time in the same evening on Sunday.The 15-year-old was on the ramp in George Street leading into The Mall at about 5.30pm when...
View ArticleEDL leader to visit worried residents
The leader of the English Defence League is planning to visit residents in Stopsley to address concerns over a planned protest there on Bank Holiday Monday. Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen...
View ArticleVIDEO: Beds brewers and boozers at the Great British Beer Festival
All hail the ale and raise your glasses to the great British Beer Festival, which was bigger and better than ever this year.The Campaign For Real Ale’s five-day event at Olympia London was attended by...
View ArticleHunt for hard drive after “daring” £25,000 robbery
The search is on for a CCTV hard drive which was taken during a “daring” robbery of more than £25,000 at Farmfoods in Park Street. The robber pushed his way past a store worker who was having a...
View ArticlePolice appeal for help to find 15 year old Luton boy
Police are concerned for the welfare of 15 year old John Lettman from Luton, who is believed to be staying with friends in the Lewsey Farm or Marsh Farm area.John left his home on Dunstable Road,...
View ArticleGroup gain green skill awards
Nine people from Luton have been awarded the John Muir Award, following the completion of Gaining Green Skills through the John Muir Award, a 12 week course.The course was run by Groundwork Luton &...
View ArticleNew Churchill links with historic mansion house
This year marks the 65th anniversary since Sir Winston Churchill addressed a crowd of a staggering 110,000 people in front of the Mansion House at Luton Hoo Hotel, and thanked them for their support...
View ArticleTime to nominate your local hero
Do you know an unsung hero?Luton’s Community Awards returns for a fourth sensational year and promises to be bigger and better than ever and everyone is encouraged to nominate the people and projects...
View ArticleSearch for witnesses to street robberies
Two men were victims of mobile phone robberies in Luton and detectives are looking for witnesses.A 20-year-old was grabbed as he walked to work along Leagrave Road at about 8.30am on Tuesday. He was...
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